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3GPP Freezes Final Version of LTE as Release 8, Ratification in March 2009

By on December 19, 2008

The 3GPP working group has announced that LTE has successfully completed the functional standard freeze period, and will officially ratify the standard within the 3GPP framework as 3GPP Release 8 within the wider standards family in March 2009.

With this development, LTE equipment manufacturers can now focus on fine-tuning the standard to ensure optimal performance under many conditions while carriers can proceed with early deployment plans without investing in non-standard equipment or worries of compatibility across equipment manufacturers.

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Humberto Saabedra is the Editor-in-Chief of AnimeNews.biz, PhoneNews.com and an occasional columnist for Ani.me. He can also be found musing on things at @AnimeNewsdotbiz

2 responses to “3GPP Freezes Final Version of LTE as Release 8, Ratification in March 2009”

  1. jim
    jim December 19, 2008 at 10:12 am |

    “Will officialy ratify…in March 2008”. Shouldn’t this be 2009?

  2. Humberto Saabedra
    Humberto Saabedra December 19, 2008 at 11:16 am |

    Duly noted and corrected.